No more town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans
Rep. Richard Hudson issued the edict after a spate of testy episodes.
"... Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), the NRCC chair, delivered the message inside a closed-door meeting of House Republicans, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the private remarks.
Trump on Monday
dismissed the town hall uproar — much of it trained on the sweeping cutbacks made by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency — as being the work of “paid ‘troublemakers.’” Many other GOP leaders have adopted a similar tack, asserting that the protests Republican lawmakers have encountered have been concocted by Democrats and do not reflect genuine voter anger over the Trump cuts.
Liberal advocacy groups have played a role in
publicizing the GOP town halls, but there is no evidence to suggest they have paid people to attend.
Hudson's directive, while important coming from the House GOP's top campaign official, is not binding or enforceable. Some Republicans said they aren’t planning to stop their in-person town halls despite the pushback. ..."